List of compositions by York Bowen explained

This is a list of compositions by the English composer York Bowen (1884 – 1961).

Orchestral

• 1902 - Symphony No.1 in G major, Op.4
• 1902 - Symphonic Poem The Lament of Tasso, Op.5
• 1904 - Concert Overture in G minor, Op.15
• 1905 - Tone Poem Symphonic Fantasia, Op.16
• 1909 - Symphony No.2 in E minor, Op.31
• 1913 - At the Play, Op.50
• 1920 - Suite, Op.57
• 1922 - Orchestral Poem Eventide, Op.69
• 1929 - Festal Overture in D major, Op.89
• 1940 - Somerset Suite
• 1942 - Symphonic Suite in four movements (third movement lost) ^[1]
• 1945 - Fantasy Overture on "Tom Bowling", Op.115 ^[2]
• 1949 - Arabesque for harp and string orchestra (lost) ^[3]
• 1951 - Symphony No.3 in E minor, Op.137 (lost) ^[4]
• 1951 - Three Pieces for string orchestra with harp: Prelude to a Comedy, Aubade and Toccata, Op.140 (lost) ^[5]
• 1957 - Sinfonietta Concertante for brass and orchestra ^[6]
• 1960 - Miniature Suite for school orchestra
• 1961 - Web site: Symphony No.4. in G. (unfinished)

Solo instrumentalist and orchestra

• 1903 - Piano Concerto No.1 in E, Op.11
• 1905 - Piano Concerto No.2, Concertstück, in D minor, Op.17
• 1907 - Concerto No.3, Fantasia, in G minor, Op.23
• 1907 - Viola Concerto in C minor, Op.25
• 1913 - Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.33
• 1924 - Rhapsody in D for cello and orchestra, Op.74
• 1929 - Piano Concerto No.4 in A minor, Op.88
• 1955 - Concerto for horn, string orchestra and timpani, Op.150

Band

• The Hardy Tin Soldier

Chamber music

• Three Duos for violin and viola
• Miniature Suite for flute and piano
• Miniature Suite for flute, oboe, 2 clarinets and bassoon
• Soliloquy and Frolic for unaccompanied flute
• Sonata for 2 flutes
• Romance in D major for violin or viola and piano (1900, 1904)
• Sonata in B minor for violin and piano, Op. 7 (1902)
• Fantasia in F major for viola and organ (1903)
• Sonata No. 1 in C minor for viola and piano, Op. 18 (1905)
• Allegro de Concert in D minor for cello or viola and piano (1906)
• Sonata No. 2 in F major for viola and piano, Op. 22 (1906)
• Finale of English Suite for string quartet (1908); from Suite on Londonderry Air co-composed with Frank Bridge, Hamilton Harty, J. D. Davis (John David Davis) and Eric Coates
• Phantasie Trio for violin, cello (or viola) and piano, Op. 24
• Poem in G major for viola, harp and organ, Op. 27 (1912)
• Romance in A major for cello and piano (1908)
• Suite in D minor for violin and piano, Op. 28 (1909)
• Phantasie in E minor for violin and piano, Op. 34 (1911)
• Serenade for violin and piano (1917)
• Valse harmonique for violin and piano (1917)
• String Quartet No. 2 in D minor, Op. 41 No. 2 (c.1918)
• Fantasia ("Fantasie Quartet") in E minor for 4 violas, Op. 41 No. 1 (1907)
• String Quartet No. 3 in G major, Op. 46 (1919)
• Melody on the G-String in G major for violin or viola and piano, Op. 47 (1917)
• Melody for the C-String in F major for viola and piano, Op. 51 No. 2 (1918)
• Phantasy in F major for viola and piano, Op. 54 (1918)
• Two Duets for 2 violas (1920)
• Sonata in A major for cello and piano, Op. 64 (1921)
• Two Preludes for horn and piano (1921)
• Rhapsody Trio in A minor for violin, cello and piano, Op. 80 (1925–1926)
• Quintet in C minor for horn and string quartet, Op. 85 (1927)
• Sonata for oboe and piano, Op. 85 (1927)
• Albumleaf for violin and piano (published 1927)
• Melody for violin and piano (published 1928)
• Phantasie-Quintet in D minor for bass clarinet and string quartet, Op. 93 (1932)
• Sonata in E major for horn and piano, Op. 101 (1937)
• Allegretto in G major for violin or cello and piano, Op. 105 (published 1940)
• Sonata in F minor for clarinet and piano, Op. 109 (1943)
• Sonata in E minor for violin and piano, Op. 112 (1945)
• Trio in 3 Movements in E minor for violin, cello and piano, Op. 118 (1945)
• Sonata for flute and piano, Op. 120 (1946)
• Sonatina for treble recorder and piano, Op. 121
• Song in F major for violin and piano (1949)
• Bolero in A minor for violin and piano (1949)
• Ballade for oboe, horn and piano, Op. 133
• Rhapsody in G minor for viola and piano, Op. 149 (1955)
• Three Pieces for viola d'amore and piano, Op. 153
• Poem for viola d'amore and piano (1957)
• Piece for Viola in E (1960)
• Introduction and Allegro in D minor for viola d'amore and piano (1961)
• Two Sketches for solo violin, The Clown. The Dragonfly (1961) http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2001/July01/yorkbowen.htm

Organ

• Melody in G minor
• Fantasia in G minor, Op. 136
• Wedding March in F major (1961)

Piano

Two Pianos

• Ballade
• Two Pieces, Op. 106 (1939)
• Sonata No. 2 in E minor, Op. 107 (1941)
• Waltz in C, Op. 108 (1941)
• Arabesque in F major, Op. 119 (published 1947)
• Theme and Variations, Op. 139 (1951)

Piano 4-hands

• Suite in Three Movements, Op. 52 (1918)
• Suite No. 2, Op. 71
• 4 Pieces for Piano Duet, Op. 90
• Suite, Op. 111

Piano solo

• Spare Moments (Books 1 & 2), Op. 1
• Silhouettes, 7 Morceaux Mignons, Op. 2
• Four Pieces, Op. 3
• Sonata No. 1 in B minor, Op. 6 (published 1902)
• Stray Fancies, 4 Little Pieces, Op. 8
• First Rhapsody, Op. 8 (1902)
• Sonata No. 2 in C minor, Op. 9 (1901)
• Concert Study No. 1 in G major, Op. 9 No. 2
• Rhapsody in B minor, Op. 10 (1902)
• Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 12
• Caprice No. 2, Op. 13
• Miniature Suite in C major, Op. 14 (1904)
• Nocturne (1904)
• A Whim, Op. 19 No. 2
• Three Pieces, Op. 20 (1905)
  1. Arabesque
  2. Rêverie d'amour
  3. Bells, An Impression
• Polonaise in F major, Op. 26 No. 2 (1906)
• Humoresque in G major (1908)
• Concert Study No. 1 in F major, Op. 32
• Short Sonata [Piano Sonata No. 4] in C minor, Op. 35 No. 1
• Romance No. 1 in G major, Op. 35 No. 2 (1913)
• Suite No. 3, Op. 38
• Evening Calm in B major (1915)
• Suite Mignonne, Suite No. 4 for Piano, Op. 39 (1915)
• Curiosity Suite, Suite No. 5 for Piano, Op. 42
• Three Sketches, Op. 43 (published 1916)
• Three Miniatures, Op. 44 (1916)
• Romance No. 2 in F, Op. 45 (1917)
• Twelve Studies, Op. 46
• Ballade No. 1 (1919)
• Three Serious Dances, Op. 51 (1919)
• Mood Phases, Op. 52
• Those Children!, 5 Impressions, Op. 55
• Fragments from Hans Andersen, Suite for Piano, Part One, Op. 58
• Fragments from Hans Andersen, Suite for Piano, Part Two, Op. 59
• Fragments from Hans Andersen, Suite for Piano, Part Three, Op. 61
• Variations and Fugue on an Unoriginal Theme, Op. 62
• A Cradle Song, Op. 63
• Sonata No. 5 in F minor, Op. 72 (1923)
• The Way to Polden (An Ambling Tune), Op. 76 (1925)
• Capriccio, Op. 77
• Nocturne in A major, Op. 78 (published 1925)
• Three Preludes, Op. 81
• Berceuse, Op. 83 (1928)
• Rêverie in B major, Op. 86
• Ballade No. 2 in A minor, Op. 87 (published 1931)
• Three Songs without Words, Op. 94 (published 1935)
  1. Song of the Stream
  2. Solitude
  3. The Warning
• Idyll, Op. 97
• Falling Petals, Op. 98 No. 1
• Turnstiles, Op. 98 No. 3
• Twelve Easy Impromptus, Op. 99
• Two Pieces, Op. 100
  1. Ripples, A Short Sketch in F major (1937)
  2. Shadows, Prelude in D major
• Prelude in G minor
• Twenty-Four Preludes in All Major and Minor Keys, Op. 102 (1938, published 1950)
• Three Novelettes, Op. 124 (published 1949)
• Siciliano (in F major) and Toccatina (in A minor), Op. 128 (1948)
• Fantasia in G minor, Op. 132 (1948)
• Two Intermezzi, Op. 141 (1951)
• Sonatina, Op. 144 (1954)
• Four Bagatelles, Op. 147 (1956)
• Toccata, Op. 155 (1957)
• Partita, Op. 156 (1960)
• Sonata No. 6 in B minor, Op. 160 (1961)

Vocal

• Cordovan Love Song, Op. 68 No. 4; words by George Leveson-Gower
• Four Chinese Lyrics, Op. 48
• The Hidden Treasure; words by George Leveson-Gower
• If You Should Frown; words by George Leveson-Gower
• In June; words by George Leveson-Gower
• Love's Reckoning; words by George Leveson-Gower
• Love and Death; words by George Leveson-Gower
• A Moonlight Night; words by Robert Southey
• Storm Song; words by George Leveson-Gower
• We Two
• The Wind's an Old Woman, Op. 75 No. 1; words by Wilfrid Thorley

References

• Watson, Monica. York Bowen: A Centenary Tribute (London, Thames, 1984)

Notes and References

1. All performing material for this movement, including the composer's holograph full score, was reportedly destroyed during a flood at the premises of the London publisher De Wolfe. However, orchestral parts for the first, second and fourth movements survive.
2. The composer's holograph full score was reportedly destroyed during a flood at the premises of the London publisher De Wolfe. However, orchestral parts survive.
3. All performing material, including the composer's holograph full score, was reportedly destroyed during a flood at the premises of the London publisher De Wolfe.
4. All performing material, including the composer's holograph full score, was reportedly destroyed during a flood at the premises of the London publisher De Wolfe. However, several performances of the work were broadcast in the 1950s by the BBC and are extant (conducted variously by Ian Whyte, Vilem Tausky and Charles Groves).
5. All performing material, including the composer's holograph full score, was reportedly destroyed during a flood at the premises of the London publisher De Wolfe.
6. The composer's holograph full score was reportedly destroyed during a flood at the premises of the London publisher De Wolfe. However, orchestral parts survive.